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Ujiri says Raptors are "going to die trying" to win second consecutive title

TORONTO - There was a moment during his keynote speech Tuesday night that Masai Ujiri briefly looked at his phone. With the NBA trade deadline looming Feb. 6, rumours are rampant on social media, but ...

Jan 23, 2020

Quarterbacks Jennings, Ardt among players released by Ottawa Redblacks

OTTAWA - Quarterbacks Jonathon Jennings and Will Ardt were among 10 players released Thursday by the Ottawa Redblacks. Both Jennings and Ardt started games last season for Ottawa (3-15). The moves com...

Jan 23, 2020

Canada's Larry Walker elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

When Larry Walker packed up his car for his first spring training in 1985, he didn't expect to be embarking on a path that would lead him to the National Baseball Hall of...

Jan 23, 2020

Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes

CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post plans to unveil a commemorative stamp today that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes. The stamp tells the...

Jan 23, 2020

Defender Rocco Romeo makes move to Toronto FC first team as homegrown player

TORONTO - Rocco Romeo, who served as a ball boy at Toronto FC games growing up, has signed a first-team contract with the MLS team as a homegrown player. The 19-year-old defender from Richmo...

Jan 23, 2020

Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to square off in Halifax

HALIFAX - The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders will play a regular-season game in Halifax this summer. The CFL announced Thursday the Argos and Roughriders will meet July 25 at...

Jan 23, 2020

Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet withdraws after injuring his troublesome back

SAN DIEGO - Graham DeLaet has withdrawn from the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open with a back injury, a familiar issue for the Canadian golfer. DeLaet, who turned 38 on Wednesday, ...

Jan 23, 2020

Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma

TORONTO - Half of elite female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published on Tue...

Jan 23, 2020

Canada women's soccer team reduces roster to 20 ahead of CONCACAF Olympic qualifier

Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has trimmed his roster to 20 ahead of next week's CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with Jenna Hellstrom and 15-year-old Olivia Smith droppin...

Jan 23, 2020

Toronto FC signs another talented teenager as Jayden Nelson joins first team

Toronto FC signed their third homegrown player in as many days Thursday, adding 17-year-old forward Jayden Nelson to the first-team roster. Following in the footsteps of 19-year-old defender Rocco Rom...

Jan 23, 2020